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Luncheon speaker to explore Jewish mother-daughter relationships By Diane Axler Baum The Jewish Federation Library will pay tribute to writers as Kim Chernin, Vivian Gornick, Tillie mothers and daughters Olsen, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Lore Segal, Judith who attend the annual Viorst, Ann Roiphe, and Ghana Bloch. Also includCommunity Luncheon ed is an excerpt from one of Ms. Moskowitz' own together on Wednesday, novels, "A Leak in the Heart." Nov. 30, at noon at the Dorothy Kaplan, assistant librarian at the Jevnsh JCC. Federation Library, said that the novels of Faye Moskowitz have moved her deeply. The luncheon speaker will be Faye Moskowitz, "The nostalgia Faye Moskowitz expresses in her editor of "Her Face in novels, and the sense she portrays of wanting to the Mirror: Jewish pass her wonderful heritage to her children and her Women on Mothers and grandchildren, are almost a 'cause celebre'. I'm Daughters,' a new colsure she selected the pieces for her collection with lection of poems, stories, the same discerning eye she uses in her novels to and essays that explore remember her own childhood. I am quite certain the Jewish mothershe will be an outstanding speaker," Mrs. Kaplan daughter relationship. said. MB. Moskowitz will Ms. Moskowitz, director of the creative writing Faye Moskowitz explain the process she program at George Washington University, is the used in choosing the pieces for the collection, author of three books looking back on an observant which she limited to works from the Great Jewish childhood. They are "A Leak in the Heart," Depression to the current day. She will discuss the "Whoever Finds this, I Love You," and 'And the recurrent theme of the Holocaust and comment on Bridge is Love." She has been a guest commentator National Public Radio's "All Things the wide range of other subjects in the works she for selected. Considered" and has contributed frequently to the According to Edythe Wolf, director of the library, New York Times. The Community Luncheon, a highlight of the mothers and daughters who come together to the luncheon will be honored at the event in keeping annual Jewish Book Fair, is a joint effort of the with Ms. Moskowitz's accomplishment in compiling Federation Library and Omaha's Jewish women's the anthology. They will be named and applauded organizations, including Amit Women, B'nai B'rith Women, Hadassah, ORT, National Council of and will pose for a group photograph. Jewish WonMo, and th« siatarhoods of Beth El, The selections in 'Her Face in the Mirror," many Beth Israel, and Temple Israel. published for the first time, raise the emotional The month-long Book Fair, which concludes issues of love, anger, frustration, letting go, and Sunday, Dec. 4, features a sale of books in all price holding on, according to the publisher. Beacon ranges for readers of all ages in-addition to proPress. The selections are divided into six cate- grams for children and adults. Cost is $7.50, and reservations must be made by gories, starting with the bond of birth. Nov. 28. Call the Federation Library at 334-8200. Among the 56 contributors are such celebrated
New Chaplain serves Offutt
'Shorashim': Our Jewish roots "Shorashim", a first Jewish roots tour of Washington D.C., and the U.S. Holocaust Museum for Omaha-area high school sophomores and juniors will depart Omaha Sunday, June 11. The "Shorashim" trip will also include four days of visiting the Israeli Embassy, B'nai Brith Klutznick Museum, Kennedy Center, Lincoln and Vietnam Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, the White House, Smithsonian galleries and other Washington and surrounding area highlights. The tourists will be housed in the George Washington University dormitories and have breakfast and dinner at the University Hillel House. The tour price is $575 per person with a limited number of scholarships available. Applications have already been mailed to Omaha's Jewish students who are currently enrolled in their sophomore and junior years. Applications will also be available for Lincoln and Council Bluffs students. All applications will be due to the JCC Senior High School office by Jan. 16, 1995. The four-day tour will be staffed by adults from the Omaha Jewish community who are experienced in working with teens. Plans are being coordinated through the Travel Faire agency. Sponsors of this first "Shorashim" trip to the nation's capital are the Jewish Community Center represented by Alon Mor, BBYO director; the Bureau of Jewish Education, represented by director iSusan Drazen; Knd the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, represented by Mary Fellman, executive director. According to the sponsoring organizations 'this will be the first opportunity for this age group to share and learn together about their Jewish roots and particularly the Holocaust. It is a very special opportunity and we look forward to many young people participating." For information, contact Alon Mor at the JCC, 334-8200, ext. 235.
By Jo Carroll
Rabbi David Kaye The new chaplain at Offutt Air Force Base has five photographs on the wall of his officp of men who are authorities on Orthodox Jewish law. Rnbbi Dnvid Kaye, who joined the Air Force in July, is the new Jewish Chaplain. One of 12 chaplains stationed at the base, he says he has no problems dealing with leaders of other faiths. "We all believe in God," he said. Rabbi Kaye u assigned to administer to the security, police and hospital staff on the base. His office hours are 7:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. five days a week. Three nights a week he visits the troops on duty. Carrying a special security cnrd for (>xtrn clearance, he visits tlie men guarding the nircrafl and those at special security posts during the early morning hours. He chats with them, bringing them candy and hot drinks. On Friday nights he holds « Mrvic« for his congr*-
gation at the chapel at Capehart Rabbi Kaye calls the service an educational service. "We are learning together. It starts with a class in Hebrew, but the prayer service is conducted mainly in English because otherwise the people wouldn't understand it." For Rabbi Kaye, an Orthdox Rabbi, this is an unusual situation. He has spent most of his life in New Jersey where he lived in a neighborhood surrounded by Orthodox Jews. Except for one year of grade school, he always attended Jewish day schools. "I knew from the time I was in grade school I wanted to be a rabbi." He misses the availility of kosher restaurants, butchers and bakeries. He orders most of his food out of St Louis and sometimes feels isloated by tlic lack of facilities in Omaha. But he says he ct^joys the slow pace of Uic Midwest He said he didn't expect to be so busy in his new job. He uuys chupiuins pluy u iiieuor couiiHt'ling rule on base because they are the only people who have confindentiality. For this reason, he said, "People are willing to come and talk to me," He recently returned from an Air Force orientation that taught him who to salute, Air Force History, how to take and give orders and tips on leadership. There wai also a physcial obiticle course he laughingly admlU) ho irnt through, "with ttie help of a team.' On Tuosdiiy nights, Rabin i\.! ri a lecture via telephone to a group of yoi> iiionuls in Now York. In February, he will give n series of lectures at the JCC for adult education rli-*»(CopUnued on page I -'
Friedel to introduce i new director Nov. 30 By Diane Axler Baum Dr. Carrie P. Sorensen, the new director'of Friedel Jewish Academy, will receive a formal introduction to the community at FJA's Hanukkah play, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, starting at 7:30 p.m., in the JCC theater. Dr. Sorensen will assume full responsibilities of the director's post Dec. 1. She succeeds Michele J. Riojas, who is moving to Kansas City due to her (Continued on page 4)
Dr. Sorensen surrounded by kindergarten and flrat grade atudenla. i